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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Striker Radamel Falcao has joined Manchester United on a season long loan from Monaco.

United will reportedly pay Monaco between five and six million pounds for the striker and have an option to buy Falcao at the end of the loan period.

The transfer required an extension past the deadline, allowed by Premier League rules when all three parties are committed to finalizing the deal.

Despite an injury-shortened 2013-14 season, Falcao scored nine goals in 17 games for Monaco. The injury also kept him out of the World Cup for his native Colombia. Prior to his season with Monaco, Falcao scored a combined 52 goals in two years with Atletico Madrid.

Alex Livesey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just a day after his country's crucial 2-1 victory over Honduras, it was announced Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia signed a new three-year contract with Manchester United. The deal keeps him at Old Trafford until at least June 2017.

Valencia has played for United since 2009 scoring 21 goals in 191 appearences. He's also won two Premier League titles and a League Cup.

"My time at Manchester United has been like a dream come true. To be the first Ecuadorian player to win the English Premier League was a very proud moment for me and for my country." Valencia said on Manchester United's offical team website. "I am so happy to have signed a new deal and am looking forward to working with Louis van Gaal. There is great team spirit within the club and we are all determined to get back to winning ways."

Glazer bought the Bucs in 1995 for a then-record price of $192 million. During his tenure as owner, Tampa Bay won its first and only Super Bowl championship in 2002.

“Malcolm Glazer was the guiding force behind the building of a Super Bowl-champion organization. His dedication to the community was evident in all he did, including his leadership in bringing Super Bowls to Tampa Bay,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Malcolm’s commitment to the Bucs, the NFL and the people of the Tampa Bay region are the hallmarks of his legacy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Linda, their six children and the entire Glazer family.”

Glazer also owned soccer's Manchester United of the U.K.'s Premier League.

John Peters/Manchester United(MANCHESTER, England) -- David Moyes was named the new manager of Manchester United on Thursday.

Moyes will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson and take over one of the most coveted jobs in soccer next season.

"It's a great honor to be asked to be the next manager of Manchester United," Moyes said in a statement. "I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club."

Moyes will be leaving Emerton and agreed to a six-year deal with Manchester United.

"I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season," he added.

Tom Purslow/Manchester United(MANCHESTER, England) -- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season.

"The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly," Ferguson said in a statement Wednesday. "It is the right time."

Ferguson has won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League championships, two Champions League titles and five FA Cups since taking the job in 1986.

"It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape, and I believe I have done so," the 71-year-old said. "The quality of this league-winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth setup will ensure that the long-term future of the club remains a bright one."

Everton manager David Moyes is expected to take over next season, according to sources.

Quinn Rooney/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Midfielder David Beckham signed a five-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain of French Ligue 1 on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the 37-year-old Beckham announced that he would be donating his entire salary to a children’s charity in Paris.

“It’s something exciting and I’m not sure it’s been done before,” Beckham said of his gesture. “It’s something I’m very passionate about, children and the charity side of things and so are the clubs.”

Beckham is coming off a six-year stint in Major League Soccer with the Los Angeles Galaxy, during which he won two MLS Cups. Before that, he won titles with Manchester United and Real Madrid.